DIY pedalboard guide

[BrianS]

I made a mistake about shipping from Parts Express. It starts at 5.95 but free if you spend $98 up. They sometimes have coupons for $5 off on purchases of $25 up but haven't seen one in awhile. Sorry about that.

[thesameage]

Guess I'll continue the pedal board build here instead of start a new thread. Just got my first photo back:

[StevieM17]

I saw that on Instagram! Using 75 year old shelving? Looks pretty good so far, how many pedals are you wanting to put on that size?

[thesameage]

I need to check his instagram... I'm a bass player, so I don't need much. Probably six pedals: Tuner>comp>OD>Muff/fuzz>modulation>looper for practice. I just want a home base for all of my stuff. I like to have limits. If I had a huge board, I'd fill it up with nonsense. With a smaller one, it's one in/one out.

[micromegas]

Forgot to say I commented on his facebook page about the closing of his blog.
The guy told me he couldn't  maintain both sites but that he is going to start selling DIY parts & kits on his site.

[StevieM17]

That's exactly how I am thesameage, that's about the size I'm looking for. I'd rather not have a huge board with a bunch of pedals I don't even use. And micromegas I saw that too. I'm with you, I wish I wouldve downloaded some of his plans

[thesameage]

Forgot to say I commented on his facebook page about the closing of his blog.
The guy told me he couldn't  maintain both sites but that he is going to start selling DIY parts & kits on his site.

DIY parts and kits are a great idea.

[m-Kresol]

If I had a huge board, I'd fill it up with nonsense.

I thought that was the whole point of this hobby

[thesameage]

As my wife says, everyone needs an editor...

[Justus]

Pretty cool to follow build threads like this.  Reminds me to start taking pictures of the process that my father-in-law and I started for my pedal board, which we halted due to running out of time for the day and running out of board to use (I had to go back to the lumberyard anyway, lol).

So far this build looks very similar, with the exception of size and interior shape.  I'm using 1" solid poplar for the bulk of my build.

[thesameage]

The drilling on the inside (what do you even call that?) to screw things together is pretty pro. I would not have thought of doing that.

[playpunk]

Those are pocket screw holes


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[thesameage]

Latest round of photos. Handles are just resting there, but he thinks that maybe they will take up too much space for such a small board. What do you guys think? Leave them off?

[StevieM17]

looks good! i would say if you're trying to cram a bunch of pedals I would leave them off, could give you enough room for that one extra pedal. If not it still looks really good and is definitely more convenient!

[thesameage]

Looks like the guy is now ramping down his business to have it be more of a hobby. Not sure how I got in as one of his last builds, but I'm thankful for that.